商品簡介
This is a paperbound reprint of the English edition of the work published in 2005 (Electa Architecture). Special permission is required to enter the Katsura Villa at Kyoto, a 17th-century palace that is rigorously protected as a national treasure of Japanese architecture. As stated in the front matter: "The delicate, pristine fascination of this complex is owing in part to the fact that no visitors are allowed and so...the curious can only catch a fleeting glimpse of it and for the rest must rely on their imagination." This volume comprises three sections: an essay on the villa's history (by Japanese scholar Arata Isozaki); photographs of the complex by Yoshiharu Matumura); and essays on Japanese architecture and interpretations of the villa, by Bruno Taut, Walter Gropius, and others. The volume measures 10x11". Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Arata Isozaki (b.1931) is one of the most important living Japanese architects today. After spending nine years working as an apprentice for Kenzo Tange, he went on to establish his own firm in 1963. Since then, he has earned a reputation across the globe for his notable buildings in Europe, America and Asia and was awarded the RIBA gold medal in 1986.
Manfred Speidel (b.1938) graduated from the University of Stuttgart Department of Architecture in 1965 and is a leading authority on Bruno Taut.
Bruno Taut (1880?1938) was a German-born architect and theorist who visited Katsura in the 1930s and was one of the first to champion the complex as a precursor of modern architecture.
Walter Gropius (1883?1969) was chairman of Harvard University's Graduate School of Design from 1937?52 and was a founder of the Bauhaus.
Kenzo Tange (1913?2005) was one of Japan's foremost architects and was the winner of the 1987 Ptitzker Architecture Prize.
Francesco Dal Co (b.1945) is Professor of Architectural History at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice.
